Apron



' Oct. 16, .1956 A. K. RICE 2,766,454

APRON Filed Aug. 50,' 1954 Alice- K. Rice INVENTOR.

United States Patent APRON Alice K. Rice, Denver, Colo.

Application August 30, 1954, Serial No. 452,871

1 Claim. (Cl. 248) This invention relates to an apron and more specifically provides a garment that is especially designed to be worn by a person handling a baby when the baby is bathed, fed or burped, thereby protecting the persons clothes that is handling the baby.

An object of this invention is to provide an apron especially designed for protecting a mothers clothes when bathing, feeding and burping a baby wherein the apron is adaptable for various sizes of persons, is simple in construction, is easy to use, is well adapted for its intended purposes and relatively inexpensive to manufacture.

Still another object of the present invention is to provide an apron having an enlarged aperture for position ing over the head of the wearer and a foreward and rear portion that is joined together by an elastic member wherein the apron will be held in close proximity to the waist of the wearer thereby providing an effective protector for the persons clothes when the baby is being handled.

These together with other objects and advantages which will become subsequently apparent reside in the details of construction and operation as more fully hereinafter described and claimed, reference being had to the accompanying drawings forming a part hereof, wherein like numerals refer to like parts throughout, and in which:

Figure 1 is a perspective view showing the apron of the present invention positioned on a wearer; and

Figure 2 is a top plan view showing the apron of the present invention in extended or flat condition.

Referring now specifically to the drawings, it will be seen that the numeral generally designates the apron of the present invention for positioning on a person 12 that normally would handle a baby.

The apron 10 includes a generally elongated rectangular member 14 that may be constructed of any suitable fabric material or other suitable material for aprons wherein one end of the rectangular member 14 is provided with a hem 16 having an elastic member 18 positioned therein with loops 20 on each end thereof. The elastic member 18 retains the hem 16 with a plurality of gathers as the hem 16 is secured to the elastic member 18.

Positioned adjacent the central portion and spaced therefrom along the longitudinal center line of the rec tangular member 14 is an enlarged opening 22 for positioning over the head 24 and surrounding the neck 26 of the wearer 12.

Positioned in spaced relation to the other end of the rectangular member 14 in spaced relation to the hem 16 is a patch pocket 28 having an open upper end with a button 30 at each upper corner of the patch pocket 28. A hem 32 is positioned on the end of the rectangular member 42 remote from the hem 16 and suitable edgings may be provided along the longitudinal side edges of the rectangular member 14 if desired.

In assembling the apron, the aperture 22 is positioned over the head and the apron 10 is positioned with the opening 22 surrounding the neck 26 of the wearer 12. The front portion of the apron becomes that portion that has the patch pocket 28 thereon and the rear portion is that portion having the hem 16 and the elastic member 18 therein. The elastic member 18 is positioned substantially at the waist of the wearer 12 and the loop 20 are stretched and engage the buttons 30 on the upper corners of the patch pocket 28 thereby securely retaining the apron 10 in the desired position on the wearer thereby protecting the clothes of the wearer.

It will be seen that the specific construction of the opening 22 together with the rectangular member 14 provides adequate protection for the shoulders of the wearer 12 when the baby is being burped inasmuch as the baby normally has a tendency to spit and otherwise soil the shoulders of garments worn by persons in handling a baby. Further, the patch pocket 28 provided an area for storage of various articles necessary in handling a baby such as, safety pins, or other similar articles.

Since the apron 10 is constructed of substantially a rectangular member, the manufacturing processes involved in manufacturing the device will be simplified wherein only straight line actions and movements are necessary. Obviously, the device may be constructed of any suitable material and stitching with any accessible stitching method.

From the foregoing, the construction and operation of the device will be readily understood and further explanation is believed to be unnecessary. However, since numerous modifications and changes will readily occur to those skilled in the art, it is not desired to limit the invention to the exact construction shown and described, and accordingly, all suitable modifications and equivalents may be resorted to, falling within the scope of the appended claim.

What is claimed as new is as follows:

An apron comprising an elongated rectangular member having an enlarged neck opening on the longitudinal center line thereof for positioning over the head of a wearer thereby forming a front portion and a rear portion for overlying and protecting a garment on the wearer, said neck opening being disposed in spaced relation to the transverse center line towards the rear portion whereby the front portion terminates in an edge disposed below the terminal edge of the rear portion, a resilient member mounted transversely of the terminal edge of the rear portion, said resilient member terminating in closed loop ends, a patch pocket stitched on the outer surface of the front portion, said patch pocket having a free upper edge forming a pocket entrance, said free edge of the pocket being disposed substantially midway between the neck opening and the terminal edge of the front portion and in alignment with the resilient member for positioning at the waist of the wearer, the free edge of said pocket having a button at each end on the outer surface thereof, said buttons receiving the loop ends of the resilient member for retaining the apron snugly about the waist of the wearer and retaining the free edge of the pocket against the outer surface of the front portion for retaining the pocket closed.

References Cited in the file of this patent UNITED STATES PATENTS 849,268 Rutenbeck Apr. 2, 1907 1,979,879 Harris Nov. 6, 1934 2,620,475 Legg et al Dec. 9, 1952 

